Yilan’s E-Wang Community Your Shoot shines light on stunning street art

Located on the east bank of the Yilan River, the village of E-Wang was once a key commercial center on the water transport route and also home to a vast array of traditional crafts; however, along with the changing times and the decline of water transport, the traditional industries gradually faded too.

After being appointed as E-Wang’s new community warden, Mr. Lin began to clean up the community. Seeing a gradual loss of traditional culture and crafts, Warden Lin enlisted the help of locals and traditional artisans to revamp the area. The highlight of their work so far is the magnificent Guang-da Lane - literally, Lane of Light - which runs through the community. The lane showcases traditional skills and traces the culture of traditional crafts in E-Wang, preserving memories from the old days.

In this latest Your Shoot event, PeoPo Citizen Journalism Platform teamed up with E-Wang Community Development Association, leading CJs through the lanes to hear stories of E-Wang’s rich cultural history. The community of E-wang is eager to not only pass on the area’s rich culture of traditional crafts but also revive and promote it.

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位於宜蘭河東岸鄂王社區，以前是重要的水運航線、民間村落及商業市集群聚， 各行工匠眾多，隨著時代的變遷和水運的沒落，導致傳統產業凋零。鄂王社區在林里長接任後，開始整頓里內環境。

里長有鑒於傳統文化和各類工匠人才逐漸流失，結合里內居民和匠師一起美化社區巷弄，打造光大巷，將傳統工匠文化以不同的工法刻劃在牆上，保存社區過往的回憶。

PeoPo公民新聞平台與鄂王社區發展協會合作，共同舉辦踹拍活動，帶領公民記者漫步巷弄中，聆聽鄂王社區豐富的文化故事。鄂王社區不僅保留在地的工藝文化，更希望能將承襲在地的百工藝術推廣出去。